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Household of John Oliphant (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Oliphant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliphant, born in 1848 in Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Oliphant, born in 1840 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth M (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John S (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Oliphant's household

Male

John

Oliphant

Head
Female

Margaret

Oliphant

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Oliphant

Daughter
Male

John S

Oliphant

Son
Male

Archibald

Oliphant

Son
Male

William

Oliphant

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Oliphant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliphant

Head

Married

33

1848

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Oliphant

Wife

Married

41

1840

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Oliphant

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John S

Oliphant

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Oliphant

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Oliphant

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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